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::: adjoin - be next to
::: libel - defamatory written statement; act of writing something that smears a person's character; V. ADJ. libelous
::: scaffold - temporary platform for workers (to work at heights above the ground); bracing framework; platform for execution
::: quibble - minor objection or complaint; V: raise minor objections; carp; cavil
::: outskirts - fringes; outer borders (as of a city); Ex. outskirts of Boston
::: droop - bend or hang downward; become weakened; Ex. His shoulders drooped with tiredness; N.
::: centigrade - denoting a widely used temperature scale (basically same as Celsius)
::: ineffable - unutterable; not to be uttered; taboo; that cannot be expressed in speech; indescribable; unspeakable; inexpressible; Ex. ineffable name/joy
::: buccaneer - pirate
::: ensue - follow (as a result)